Talk:The Biggest Loser season 9

Latest comment: 8 years ago by RMCD bot in topic Move discussion in progress

Current BMI?

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Hi, Can we put their current BMI in the Ending BMI section? I like to see how they're doing from going obese to healthy. Can we please do that? —Preceding unsigned comment added by JPSinger45 (talkcontribs) 03:23, 6 January 2010 (UTC)Reply

Here is the current leaderboard for discussion purposes. The convention from prior seasons has been to include it here, rather than in the article, while the season is airing. Plastikspork ―Œ(talk) 21:31, 6 January 2010 (UTC)Reply

Contestant Age Height Start
BMI
Start
Weight
Current
BMI
Current
Weight
Difference Percentage
Daris 25 5' 10" 49.6 346 25.5 178 168 -48.6%
Ashley 27 5' 05" 62.2 374 31.8 191 183 -48.9%
Michael 30 6' 03" 65.7 526 32.7 262 264 -50.2%

Would it be possible to color the percentage-of-weightloss chart yellow or red for those who fall below the line? Also I would like to see more sortable charts like the one above. Thanks!Rijkstra (talk) 19:55, 16 April 2010 (UTC)Reply

Got it. Uneven columns make charts unsortable. Also those percentages that span several weeks get in the way, but could be normalized with the formula p=1-(1-P)^(1/n) where p=weekly pct., P=pct. over span, n=number of weeks. Rijkstra (talk) 20:43, 16 April 2010 (UTC)Reply

I felt that JPSinger45's suggestion above was a good one, and was the one thing lacking on the wiki page, so I added the Progress section today. Plastikspork, I learned (and borrowed) a lot from you--thank you! I think that the Progress section is delightfully helpful for the current season, but could be removed altogether after the finale. Rebeccajwiki (talk) 22:01, 4 May 2010 (UTC)Reply

I felt as though it was largely redundant information, and removed it per WP:SYNTH. As you said, it will be entirely redundant in a couple weeks, so no need to clutter the article with something which will be removed very soon. I, however, do not object to having it placed here, and I can paste it below if you want. Thanks! Plastikspork ―Œ(talk) 20:19, 5 May 2010 (UTC)Reply
I respectfully disagree. The current/recent weight is information not available on the rest of the page, and it is information that many people are looking for when they come to the page--and most WP users do not click on the Talk page, so placing it here places it out of their reach, effectively blocking the average person from access to the information. Rebeccajwiki (talk) 20:32, 5 May 2010 (UTC)Reply
This is not a fansite. We are building an encyclopedia here, and this is all WP:SYNTH and unnecessary statistics. It should be removed from the article as such. If you want to start a fansite, there are plenty of free hosts for Biggest Loser bloggers. Thanks. Plastikspork ―Œ(talk) 20:46, 5 May 2010 (UTC)Reply
OK; thanks for posting it here! Rebeccajwiki (talk) 04:40, 6 May 2010 (UTC)Reply
Progress

Most recent known weights of the contestants in the current season. Sort by any column.

Contestant Age Height Start
BMI
Start
Weight
Recent
BMI
Recent
Weight
Difference Percent
Michael 30 6' 03" 65.7 526 32.7 262 264 -50.2%
Ashley 27 5' 05" 62.2 374 31.8 191 183 -48.9%
Daris 25 5' 10" 49.6 346 25.5 178 168 -48.6%
Koli 29 6' 01" 53.2 403 24.8 188 215 -53.3%
Sunshine 24 5' 06" 44.4 275 26.0 161 114 -41.5%
Sam 24 6' 04" 45.3 372 28.0 230 142 -38.2%
O'Neal 51 5' 11" 54.3 389 32.1 230 159 -40.9%
Victoria 22 5' 09" 52.9 358 32.8 222 136 -38%
Drea 24 5' 07" 46.7 298 33.5 214 84 -28.2%
Melissa 39 5' 06" 37.6 233 23.1 143 90 -38.6%
Stephanie 29 5' 08" 40.1 264 25.1 165 99 -37.5%
Lance 38 6' 03" 45.6 365 29.6 237 128 -35.1%
Sherry 51 5' 01" 41.2 218 22.5 119 99 -45.4%
Cheryl 50 5' 04" 39.0 227 25.9 151 76 -33.5%
Miggy 48 5' 09" 35.4 240 22.0 149 91 -37.9%
Darrell 46 5' 10" 59.3 413 32.1 224 189 -45.8%
John 30 6' 05" 57.4 484 39.7 335 149 -30.8%
Cherita 50 5' 08" 42.1 277 28.3 186 91 -32.9%
Migdalia 28 5' 09" 39.1 265 31.5 213 52 -19.6%
Maria 51 5' 04" 48.2 281 28.7 167 114 -40.6%
Patti 55 5' 06" 39.2 243 27.4 170 73 -30%
James 30 6' 05" 57.5 485 42.3 357 128 -26.4%

Weekly summaries

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I appreciate all of the time people are taking for these TBL pages. However, there are several violations of Wikipedia policies for TV shows:

the summaries are very very long
the summaries use the past tense, but WP policy is to use present tense for TV show events
not a violation, but a comment: capitalize the team color (e.g. Green) in the summaries, because they're formal names of the teams

I have been shortening the summaries and changing the tenses. I personally don't care if the summaries are long, but someone will come here who will care, and then they'll probably delete everything. And we do need to follow WP policy. My suggestion is to include only the highlights, like major interpersonal events, brief mention of the challenges and temptations, and the naming of the winners and losers. Any info that is included in the charts above, like exact losses, should not be included. Don't recap blow by blow events. QuizzicalBee (talk) 20:50, 6 January 2010 (UTC)Reply

I agree. Thanks for all your help. Plastikspork ―Œ(talk) 21:34, 6 January 2010 (UTC)Reply

Challenge week 1

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After the challenge, michael from the white team was treated for exaustion on the scene by dr. h. i put this in the article, but can someone source it? here is the link : http://www.nbc.com/the-biggest-loser/photos/gallery#item=112556 --69.247.195.111 (talk) 02:20, 10 January 2010 (UTC)--69.247.195.111 (talk) 02:20, 10 January 2010 (UTC)--69.247.195.111 (talk) 02:20, 10 January 2010 (UTC)Reply

that was me, i forgot to log in. --JereMerr 02:22, 10 January 2010 (UTC)--JereMerr 02:22, 10 January 2010 (UTC)--JereMerr 02:22, 10 January 2010 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Jeremerr (talkcontribs)

Sent Home in Season 7

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Remeber when there was sent home in Season 7. We should use the blue  X  for the contestants sent home that season. For example, Sione was sent home first week and returned for Week 5, but the weight is recorded for week 5, so there would be two blue boxes.24.88.86.28 (talk) 16:57, 16 January 2010 (UTC)Reply

Please do not put too many colors on the Elimination Board. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.81.34.179 (talk) 03:31, 10 February 2010 (UTC)Reply

We put as many colors as we need to express the different types of situations that occur in elimination.64.252.66.6 (talk) 17:25, 10 February 2010 (UTC)Reply

But I mean, as an example, Michael's box where his vote was taken away, it should just be a normal was not in elimination. If it was in the recap, I do not think it should be on the chart. The colors are somewhat confusing to follow. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.81.34.179 (talk) 23:39, 10 February 2010 (UTC)Reply

bmis

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i like to check the current bmis but you guys dont list the bmis for the eliminated contestents, —Preceding unsigned comment added by 140.211.34.242 (talk) 00:39, 5 February 2010 (UTC)Reply

nbc.com/thebiggestloser has a calculator where you can check their bmi's. simply put in their height and weight and it will calculate it for you.--JereMerr 03:36, 10 February 2010 (UTC)--JereMerr 03:36, 10 February 2010 (UTC)--JereMerr 03:36, 10 February 2010 (UTC)--JereMerr 03:36, 10 February 2010 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Jeremerr (talkcontribs)
if i wanted to do that i could have used a different site and if we have current contestqnts bmis, then we should have the eliminated contestants bmis tooo01:16, 23 February 2010 (UTC)~

No Weight Chart

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I was wondering why the weight chart has been eliminated. I like seeing their progress as they go along. Anyone know? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Dvibert (talkcontribs) 03:49, 31 March 2010

It has been restored. Thanks! Plastikspork ―Œ(talk) 17:14, 31 March 2010 (UTC)Reply

Eliminated Contestants

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Why are the results for all the eliminated contestants absent from the weigh-in charts. Please include them. Christianity922 (talk) 23:22, 31 March 2010 (UTC)Reply

"Andrea" vs "Drea"

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Looks like someone went through and changed every single instance of "Andrea" to "Drea" throughout the article, except for the Week 13 summary I just wrote. Seems kind of silly because she seems to be referred to by both her full name and the nickname of "Drea" on the show. Which version of her name should we use? Should I change my summary to "Drea"? Does it even matter? 209.104.239.26 (talk) 19:45, 14 April 2010 (UTC)Reply

We should use Andrea. Plastikspork ―Œ(talk) 17:46, 15 April 2010 (UTC)Reply

Move discussion in progress

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There is a move discussion in progress on Talk:The Biggest Loser: Couples which affects this page. Please participate on that page and not in this talk page section. Thank you. —RMCD bot 11:15, 8 April 2016 (UTC)Reply